Mayor wants rates increase reduced
Mayor wants rates increase reduced
Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton believes further cuts are needed in the Waitaki District Council's budget to reduce a projected rates increase of 7.4% next financial year.
David Bruce
Time travelling worthwhile for swimmers
Time travelling worthwhile for swimmers
Three times a week, 11-year-old Danni Walsh spends eight hours travelling from Omarama to Oamaru for four to five hours' swimming training.
Final leg of penny-farthing trip
Final leg of penny-farthing trip
Oamaru cyclist David Wilson is on the final leg of his penny-farthing journey from Stewart Island to Cape Reinga.
Help for at-risk offenders
Help for at-risk offenders
A successful programme run through the Waitaki Resource Recovery Park to help people at risk of repeat offending could be expanded.
Talks about stone buildings planned
Talks about stone buildings planned
A public seminar to discuss earthquake risk to buildings made of Oamaru stone is being planned by the Waitaki District Council.
Hubbard crash: South Otago man charged
Hubbard crash: South Otago man charged
A man is due to appear in court on Friday charged in connection with the crash that claimed the life of South Canterbury Finance founder Allan Hubbard.
Community awards extended
Community awards extended
The whole of the Waitaki district is now part of the TrustPower community awards, with the programme being extended this year.
Day out for big 'Pig'
Day out for big 'Pig'
It's not the way it drives nor the fact it is 5.8 metres long and weighs two tonnes that led Milton and Vicki Mitchell to christen their Cadillac "Pig".
7.5% rate rise starting figure for plan debate
7.5% rate rise starting figure for plan debate
Proposed 7.5% average rate rise next financial year will be considered by the Waitaki District Council on Tuesday, in debate on the draft long-term plan.
Less practice makes perfect for games team
Less practice makes perfect for games team
They get together only every two years, but practice is kept to a minimum as the N.O. Goers prepare for the softball competition at the New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin.
Council may delay building policy update
Council may delay building policy update
A review by the Waitaki District Council of its dangerous, insanitary and earthquake-prone buildings policy is likely to be delayed until an inquiry into the Christchurch earthquake is completed.
Word Cup tribute comes to end
Word Cup tribute comes to end
The Rugby World Cup has come down in Kurow, but the memory lingers on.
Second attempt to lower level
Second attempt to lower level
Another attempt is to be made to lower the level of Lake Benmore so work can be carried out on facilities around the shore.
Heritage features inspire
Heritage features inspire
Victorian education was experienced by 38 Oamaru Intermediate School pupils who toured Historic Oamaru yesterday.
Court sittings expected to return soon
Court sittings expected to return soon
Court sittings for criminal cases could return to Oamaru, with details still to be sorted for using the Oamaru Opera House.
Breakneck Rd bridge work detours
Breakneck Rd bridge work detours
A $393,000 project by the Waitaki District Council to replace the Breakneck Rd bridge leading into the Herbert Forest will mean 16 weeks of alternative access for people who own homes in the area.
Civil Defence exercise tomorrow
Civil Defence exercise tomorrow
If the lights go out in Oamaru, Civil Defence will be ready.
Sea erosion forces total closure of a section of Beach Rd
Sea erosion forces total closure of a section of Beach Rd
A section of the coastal Beach Rd closed to vehicles in 2008 because of sea erosion has now also been closed to walkers and cyclists.
Memories are made of this
Memories are made of this
The oldest person living in Studholme, Ron Wallace (80), cuts the cake to celebrate the centennial of the Studholme Hall, while at the same time handing out advice to hecklers at yesterday's family picnic.
Favourite lure does the trick for Oamaru angler
Favourite lure does the trick for Oamaru angler
Angler Barry Bayliss left it almost to the last minute to weigh in the heaviest trout in this year's Lake Aviemore fishing contest.